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Over the past eight years at the Baker Institute, I have had the honor of meeting presidents and presidential candidates. I have heard speeches from foreign dignitaries and high ranking governmental officials. But nothing was as exciting for me than meeting astronaut Sally Ride. In a nutshell, she was my hero. I never really considered being an astronaut as a child. I always had my sights set on going into biology and research. But Sally Ride was a role model in space and on Earth. She proved to me as a young child that I could do whatever I wanted as long as I worked hard. …

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